Host Paul Langston sits down with Seagate’s Director of Advanced Technology, Iman Anvari, for a conversation on the emerging confluence of robotics, edge computing, and agentic AI.
Iman shares his observations from NVIDIA’s GTC, explains why computing has reached a genuine inflection point, and tells us how tiered context will define agentic AI at the edge. He also reveals how he personally uses agentic AI to work more efficiently – and keep his cats entertained.
You'll gain insights into:
- Why robotics are the ultimate convergence of hardware, software, and data infrastructure
- How edge data micro data centers enable AI automation
- Why latency is the forcing function that pushes computing to the edge
- Context as the bottleneck for autonomous agents
- The tiered memory architecture required for effective AI
Chapters:
[00:42] Iman’s Experience at Seagate
[02:26] Why AI Just Hit a Major Turning Point
[04:20] Robotics Trends from GTC
[07:02] Why Robots Need Serious Data Pipelines
[09:45] Cobots & Edge AI Explained
[11:58] The Edge Micro Data Center Solution
[15:47] How Edge and Cloud Work Together
[17:36] What Is Context & Agentic Memory
[20:38] The Hidden Limits of LLMs & How to Fix Them
[22:10] Tiered Memory for Agentic AI
[24:45] Why Storage Is Now Critical for AI Workloads
[28:13] How Harness Engineering Controls Agentic AI
[30:15] Future-Proofing Enterprise Data Strategy
[32:24] How Iman Uses Agentic AI
[36:00] Seagate’s Edge AI Pro Proof of Concept
[39:22] Lightning round Q&A
About the Guest:
Iman Anvari is the Director of Advanced Technology at Seagate, focusing on data storage and orchestration in key vertical markets such as AV/ADAS, Telco 5G, DCOs (Data Center Operators), M&E, video surveillance, and healthcare. Throughout his career, Iman has demonstrated a history of creating new GTM and product strategies within established organizations with a passion for solving customer challenges.
About Seagate:
Seagate is a leader in mass-capacity data storage. We’ve delivered more than four-and-a-half billion terabytes of capacity over the past four decades. We make storage that scales, bringing trust and integrity to innovations that depend on data. In an era of unprecedented creation, Seagate stores infinite potential. Unlock the full value of your data today.
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